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the path to reelection clear for barack obama. according to the sorted press he's very close to the electoral votes he'll need to keep his job. mitt romney is doing everything he can changing his means minute to minute to be ahead of the news cycle as opposed to being ahead of the president on the issues. can mitt romney turn this thing around in the next five weeks. i kind of thing he can. i hear folks on the left and right saying barack obama's got it locked up and i have this rung debate with governor spitzer. i said every time you say president obama has this locked up democrats will stay at home. if you think that you're going to stay home because barack obama has got the whole thing sown up, you are the problem with democracy. you are a barnacle on the dingy of freedom. it's more important than ever to get out and vote. we will be taking your calls all morning long at 866-55-press. we want to know your thoughts on all this stuff. first, i want to talk about what happened last friday on fox news. for those of you who lived in
the path to reelection clear for barack obama. according to the sorted press he's very close to the electoral votes he'll need to keep his job. mitt romney is doing everything he can changing his means minute to minute to be ahead of the news cycle as opposed to being ahead of the president on the issues. can mitt romney turn this thing around in the next five weeks. i kind of thing he can. i hear folks on the left and right saying barack obama's got it locked up and i have this rung debate...
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obama. they try to paint him as not american, foreign, different. >> look they at least changed the topic for two hours until sununu had to apologize. he has done this with regularity though. he would pop out there over the past couple of years and make comments that were just a little bit over the line of what acceptable even in the lower standards that now dominate our political discourse and, of course, he under cuts his own utility because he under cuts his party and makes them look terrible. >> you can see eliot spitzer tonight addnd every week night to current tv on the "viewpoint" 8:00 p.m. eastern, 5:00 p.m. pacific. a quick note at sununu when i started on crossfire buchanan was running for president again and john sununu was one of the co-hosts on the alternating with bob novak and bob novak god rest his soul would say he is a ticking time bomb. one of these days, he will blow up. it was true then and it's true today. it is kind of amazing that they have squandered. if you were a s
obama. they try to paint him as not american, foreign, different. >> look they at least changed the topic for two hours until sununu had to apologize. he has done this with regularity though. he would pop out there over the past couple of years and make comments that were just a little bit over the line of what acceptable even in the lower standards that now dominate our political discourse and, of course, he under cuts his own utility because he under cuts his party and makes them look...
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obama won! romney lost! it is up to them to accept obama's plan. we'll tell you why and get your calls but first we take the latest here, today's current news update from lisa ferguson out in los angeles has got it for us. hi lisa. good morning. >> hey bill. good morning everyone. lawmakers could finally get the answers they're demanding today in the investigation into former c.i.a. director david petraeus. the fbi and c.i.a. say they will brief members of the house and senate intelligence committees laying out how they handled the case and standing by their claim that politics were not involved in their decision to keep lawmakers in the dark. at least four people are now caught up in the investigation. along with petraeus and paula broadwell, there is jill kelley and top afghanistan commander john allen. the pentagon is now investigating general allen for allegedly sending thousands of inappropriate e-mails to kelley but allen is saying he did nothing wrong and the president and the army are standing by him. >> the president thinks very highly of
obama won! romney lost! it is up to them to accept obama's plan. we'll tell you why and get your calls but first we take the latest here, today's current news update from lisa ferguson out in los angeles has got it for us. hi lisa. good morning. >> hey bill. good morning everyone. lawmakers could finally get the answers they're demanding today in the investigation into former c.i.a. director david petraeus. the fbi and c.i.a. say they will brief members of the house and senate...
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president obama showed his irritation. he kind of put jake tapper down. >> obama: well, here's where i've been, jake. i've been president of the united states dealing with the worst economic crisis since the great depression. an auto industry on the verge of collapse. two wars. i don't think i've been on vacation. >> bill: you know what i would have said. i would have said i'll answer your question, jake tapper, when you show some respect for the president of the united states. shane is calling from richmond, virginia. good morning. >> caller: hi, bill. thank you for taking my call. >> bill: thank you. >> caller: thank you for staying on this issue. i really want to hear it addressed. i am pleased with what obama has put out there. what he's decided to do. i would like to see him also place a moratorium on gun manufacturing and sales. i tell you what i'm really upset with it about is the response from those senators who have said that they are not going to go along with gun regulations. >> bill: they're in the pocket of th
president obama showed his irritation. he kind of put jake tapper down. >> obama: well, here's where i've been, jake. i've been president of the united states dealing with the worst economic crisis since the great depression. an auto industry on the verge of collapse. two wars. i don't think i've been on vacation. >> bill: you know what i would have said. i would have said i'll answer your question, jake tapper, when you show some respect for the president of the united states....
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he is saying lots of nice things about president obama today, and president obama is going up to new jersey today to tour the storm-ravaged areas with governor chris christie. good morning, everybody, welcome to the "full court press" right here on current tv and on your local progressive talk radio station this wednesday morning. halloween, trick or treat. halloween has not been canceled or postponed, aren't you happy you will have all of those kids at your door this evening, begging for candy, unless you are taking your kids out on your own to let them beg for candy. glad to see you today, thank you for joining the show and encourage you to take full participation in the show give us a call at 866-55-press, go on twitter and join us @bpshow, facebook, at facebook@billpressshow, or go in the chat room at current.com. just click on the chat room and be connected with all of your fellow full court pressers from across the country. and carey, good friend of the program, hi, kerry good to see you. >> good to be here bill. >> bill: you have your alaska suit on -- >> i do sarah palin woul
he is saying lots of nice things about president obama today, and president obama is going up to new jersey today to tour the storm-ravaged areas with governor chris christie. good morning, everybody, welcome to the "full court press" right here on current tv and on your local progressive talk radio station this wednesday morning. halloween, trick or treat. halloween has not been canceled or postponed, aren't you happy you will have all of those kids at your door this evening, begging...
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everyone knows president obama. he served for the last almost four years so this tape isn't going to do anything to change the minds of people who know him already. the problem is nobody knows mitt romney. >> no, they don't. i was in roland university speaking to a bunch of kids there and we were talking about the two debates. i asked them what moment do you remember most from the democratic debate. they all remembered bill clinton's peach. i asked them what moment do you remember most from the republican debate. other than chris christie, they remember clint eastwood talking to the chair. those kids are paying attention. i think the republicans have lost so many opportunities to be able to make their case. i don't know if you're feeling any of that there in new jersey. >> i don't think there's a case to be made. i mean, they can't give any information about their budget. i'm a senior citizen. to be honest with you i'm deathly afraid of them taking over. >> do you trust the paul ryan medicare plan? he said it's only
everyone knows president obama. he served for the last almost four years so this tape isn't going to do anything to change the minds of people who know him already. the problem is nobody knows mitt romney. >> no, they don't. i was in roland university speaking to a bunch of kids there and we were talking about the two debates. i asked them what moment do you remember most from the democratic debate. they all remembered bill clinton's peach. i asked them what moment do you remember most...
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president obama is on his way to cambodia. his first stop over the weekend was thailand and late last night, president obama became the first bt to ever visit mee you mar. he met with the national league of democracy there along with secretary of state hilary clinton. he spoke with the president and said his trip is not an endorsement of the new government, which is in the middle of a transition to democracy, but he did praise the country for shaking off its military rule and press the government for more reform. obviously we're having a little bit of technical problems, but the president said the steps the president has taken for release of the prisoners and his commitment to work with the u.s. on human rights dialogue will unlease the incredible potential of that beautiful country. this is obama's first trip overseas since his reelection shows he is serious about shifting america's focus leastward. the two are continuing to fire rockets and israel has blamed hamas for does sends of arrests since the violence started. more "b
president obama is on his way to cambodia. his first stop over the weekend was thailand and late last night, president obama became the first bt to ever visit mee you mar. he met with the national league of democracy there along with secretary of state hilary clinton. he spoke with the president and said his trip is not an endorsement of the new government, which is in the middle of a transition to democracy, but he did praise the country for shaking off its military rule and press the...
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"the obama hate machine." i spell it all out about the koch brothers, the paperback edition of my latest book out now in the book stores and if you want a signed copy, go to our web site at billpressshow.com and tell us how you want it inscribed to yourself or a friend or colleague and we'll get it out to you right away. book and mailing and shipping and all of that for just $16.99. we're trying to figure out what's wrong with white males. if you look across the board today, women obama up double digits. latinos up way way way multiple double digits. among african-americans he's up among seniors young people. mitt romney leads barack obama only among white males. what the hell's wrong with us. terry is in kalispell montana. hi terry. >> caller: how are you bill? thanks for taking my call. bill, i spent 20 years in the army. i'm a retired army first sergeant. my last assignment was at fort ord. i'm familiar with the area around there seaside and the like. i've had a lot of black people work for me. a lot of whi
"the obama hate machine." i spell it all out about the koch brothers, the paperback edition of my latest book out now in the book stores and if you want a signed copy, go to our web site at billpressshow.com and tell us how you want it inscribed to yourself or a friend or colleague and we'll get it out to you right away. book and mailing and shipping and all of that for just $16.99. we're trying to figure out what's wrong with white males. if you look across the board today, women...
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he talked about the bravery in obama's heart. >> bravery resides in the heart of barack obama and time and time again. i witnessed him summon it. this man has courage in his soul, compassion in his heart and a spine of steel. >> bill: spine of steel. and one of the ways that he showed he has a spine of steel joe biden pointed out was going after osama bin laden, a very, very risky mission and joe summed up the accomplishments of the first four years. >> because of the calls he made, because of the determination of american workers and the unparalleled bravery of our special forces, we can now proudly say what you've heard me say the last six months. osama bin laden is dead. and general motors is alive. >> bill: you can hear the crowd chanting along with joe biden there. real, real tour de force followed of course by the video introducing president obama. michelle obama briefly at the podium to introduce her husband and president obama gave a masterful, brilliant speech. 37 minutes long. where again he told the american people what his goals were. what his vision is for the next four ye
he talked about the bravery in obama's heart. >> bravery resides in the heart of barack obama and time and time again. i witnessed him summon it. this man has courage in his soul, compassion in his heart and a spine of steel. >> bill: spine of steel. and one of the ways that he showed he has a spine of steel joe biden pointed out was going after osama bin laden, a very, very risky mission and joe summed up the accomplishments of the first four years. >> because of the calls he...
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it was obama and the g.o.p. leadership. like it or hate it, it was everybody because they finally cut a deal. >> bill: think progress, we're talking about some of the important issues that they're covering today here, tuesday september 11th coming to you live from our nation's capital. it is thinkprogress.org. judd legum editor in chief in studio with us. your calls welcome at 1-866-55-press. they're doing this >> announcer: this is the "bill press show" live on your radio and current tv. health matters to all of us. that's why lysol has started a mission for health. with new mom programs, lysol healthy habits initiatives in schools and disaster relief efforts. when you use lysol at home, you'll know you're a part of something bigger. for healthy tips and more, visit lysol.com/missionforhealth. i'm jennifer granholm, let me tell you a story. in colorado the auto rescue saved more than 9,000 jobs. in the great state of michigan, 211,000 good paying, american jobs! in romney's world, cars get the elevator, and the workers get
it was obama and the g.o.p. leadership. like it or hate it, it was everybody because they finally cut a deal. >> bill: think progress, we're talking about some of the important issues that they're covering today here, tuesday september 11th coming to you live from our nation's capital. it is thinkprogress.org. judd legum editor in chief in studio with us. your calls welcome at 1-866-55-press. they're doing this >> announcer: this is the "bill press show" live on your radio...
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obama took g.m. and chrysler into bankruptcy and sold chrysler to italians who will build jeeps in china. mitt romney will fight for every american job. >> romney: i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> bill: how about a little fact checking on that ad, judd? >> yeah. it is really, i think probably the most dishonest ad we've seen this campaign cycle. at least at the presidential level. >> bill: which is saying something, isn't it? >> it is saying something. is it it starts off right at the beginning when mitt romney says i have a plan to help the auto industry. and as it turns out he has no plan. there's nothing on his web site and actually reporters have followed up and they've said could you send us a copy of the plan. and there is no plan. no one's gotten anything. so i guess it is just the idea that -- saying you have a plan is more important than actually having a plan. >> bill: also when he says i have a plan for 12 million new jobs and we haven't seen the plan yet either. on the auto
obama took g.m. and chrysler into bankruptcy and sold chrysler to italians who will build jeeps in china. mitt romney will fight for every american job. >> romney: i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> bill: how about a little fact checking on that ad, judd? >> yeah. it is really, i think probably the most dishonest ad we've seen this campaign cycle. at least at the presidential level. >> bill: which is saying something, isn't it? >> it is saying...
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he still hasn't answered barn bill obvious doll en issues issues with obama world and obama care. >> so a war on caterpillars. it's a pure fiction, he says, when you look at rick santorum on the contra. roy blunt voted on them in the sfait to allow employers to decide what kim with get in their healthcare plan and what they can't, when you look at rush 4ri78 bar, not just a fiction. >> it's amazing how this issue has turned around. at first, republicans were playing offense on this. the administration altered its position and then there was just -- >> on the rules >> of the healthcare reform law and now, republicans are just plumb objectioned on this. >> with women and hispanics they have to make major improvements in the coming months. they have lost the message war on this. at least to this point. >> yeah, i know, you know, the bottom line is they end up blaming the media. even the trayvon martin killing in florida. some are saying why they feel to need to defend george zimmerman. it's the media i can make toe /* /* -- madeking too much of this. >> obviously i am biased because a m
he still hasn't answered barn bill obvious doll en issues issues with obama world and obama care. >> so a war on caterpillars. it's a pure fiction, he says, when you look at rick santorum on the contra. roy blunt voted on them in the sfait to allow employers to decide what kim with get in their healthcare plan and what they can't, when you look at rush 4ri78 bar, not just a fiction. >> it's amazing how this issue has turned around. at first, republicans were playing offense on this....
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it was obama versus romney. he keep come back to this that you heard bill crystal say what the hell are we doing as a party? even tom kohl said let's buy in 98% and get it out of the way and take credit for it. why is bajner refuse to go schedule a boat on that proposal. >> obtain doesn't have the votes. simple math, this is sort of the reality of washington. >> doesn't have the votes to block it? >> he doesn't have the votes to pass any kind of tax reform from his own caucus. they operate by a rule called the majority of the majority. effectively the house republicans will do whatever the majority of their caucus says is okay with. you know, they don't have that majority. >> if they deck -- okay. i am trying to understand where boehner is coming from. right? >> yeah. >> bill: because i think this is a time for sleepered. i am say that. not you. if he allowed that the democrats would vote for it. they don't need that many republicans. it seems to me that the pressure, then, on the republicans, a good number of t
it was obama versus romney. he keep come back to this that you heard bill crystal say what the hell are we doing as a party? even tom kohl said let's buy in 98% and get it out of the way and take credit for it. why is bajner refuse to go schedule a boat on that proposal. >> obtain doesn't have the votes. simple math, this is sort of the reality of washington. >> doesn't have the votes to block it? >> he doesn't have the votes to pass any kind of tax reform from his own caucus....
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even president obama spoke out yesterday and said come on bring back the real refs. >> obama: it is just me or do we have to get our regular refs back -- >> oh, geez sir, i know you are busy -- >> obama: i can't get involved with it, but i'm expressing my point of view as a sports fan. >> bill: listen to this anti-union, scott walker governor of wisconsin, and anti-union paul ryan vice presidential candidate both came out yesterday and said we support the union refs. and here -- here is paul ryan. >> i mean, give me a break. [ laughter ] >> it is time to get the real refs. >> bill: the real receives back. those who really know the game. all you need to know is the guy who made that call monday night had never before refed any game more important than a junior college football game. >> that's amazing. >> bill: unbelievable. some of those refs also were deemed unqualified to ref games in the lingerie league. >> it is also perfect that this is the example that america will finally get. the war on teachers the war on public employees, this is what everybody will get. >> bill: yes. i'll be ba
even president obama spoke out yesterday and said come on bring back the real refs. >> obama: it is just me or do we have to get our regular refs back -- >> oh, geez sir, i know you are busy -- >> obama: i can't get involved with it, but i'm expressing my point of view as a sports fan. >> bill: listen to this anti-union, scott walker governor of wisconsin, and anti-union paul ryan vice presidential candidate both came out yesterday and said we support the union refs. and...
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this is obama's gas hike. now, isn't that sort of symptom attic of the romney campaign in that they want to make the issue, how bad the economy is and every time there is an economic good news it sort of deflates their argument. >> not only that but i would say as a matter of context -- >> bill: the dow is well up over 13,000. >> i remember covering the 2008 primary battle between senator clinton and senator obama. you remember when there was a big gas price hike in the spring of 2008. >> bill: i remember it every year. >> when they were fighting both senator mccain and senator clinton endorsed a reduction or a temporary removal of the gasoline tax. sales tax. >> bill: yes. >> to lower prices. candidate obama said no. that's a gimmick. i'm not going to play the standard approach, political game to gas prices. he also said though he hammered the bush administration for its fidelity or relationship with big oil but candidate obama said at the time i remember looking at the video. i put a column together several
this is obama's gas hike. now, isn't that sort of symptom attic of the romney campaign in that they want to make the issue, how bad the economy is and every time there is an economic good news it sort of deflates their argument. >> not only that but i would say as a matter of context -- >> bill: the dow is well up over 13,000. >> i remember covering the 2008 primary battle between senator clinton and senator obama. you remember when there was a big gas price hike in the spring...
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now it is happening under obama. we of have no choice but to be on the side of history here. >> try to influence it as best we can. >> bill: joe cirincione, evan, join in. we haven't talked about egypt yet. 1-866-55-press. >> announcer: this is the "full court press." the "bill press show" live on your radio and on current tv. who watch our show to be able to come away armed with facts and the arguments to feel confident in their positions. i want them to have the data and i want them to have the passion. (vo) when the clock runs out when the last card is played what will be remembered? explore the lives of the famous and infamous who changed our world forever. experience the drama, back to back to back. of all the hours in all their days, the ones you'll never forget are the final 24. the final 24 mini-marathon this sunday on current tv. save the best for last. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show" live on your radio and current tv. >> bill: we've got it covered here on the "full court press." congresswoman do
now it is happening under obama. we of have no choice but to be on the side of history here. >> try to influence it as best we can. >> bill: joe cirincione, evan, join in. we haven't talked about egypt yet. 1-866-55-press. >> announcer: this is the "full court press." the "bill press show" live on your radio and on current tv. who watch our show to be able to come away armed with facts and the arguments to feel confident in their positions. i want them to...
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it is going to be -- obama's margin -- obama gets over 60%. i don't know how brown can -- >> bill: that will be the case i think in many states. hey, frank, fun to talk to you this morning. thank you so much for your time. >> it's a pleasure, bill. >> bill: frank phillips, the state house bureau chief "the boston globe." boston.com. >> announcer: radio meets television. the "bill press show." now on current tv. jack you're a little boring. boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire ♪ [ male announcer ] use any citi card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts, more events more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] >>i jump out of my skin at people when i'm upset. they're doing this this corruption based on corruption based on corruption. >>that's an under
it is going to be -- obama's margin -- obama gets over 60%. i don't know how brown can -- >> bill: that will be the case i think in many states. hey, frank, fun to talk to you this morning. thank you so much for your time. >> it's a pleasure, bill. >> bill: frank phillips, the state house bureau chief "the boston globe." boston.com. >> announcer: radio meets television. the "bill press show." now on current tv. jack you're a little boring. boring....
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and you got barack obama for the middle class. mitt romney either for nobody or for his hampton buddies. 1-866-55-press. i think it is a winner for barack obama. 1-866-55-press. damn it, what the president said is absolutely true. the middle class deserves a tax break that will grow this economy and the wealthiest americans who have had a tax break for the last 12 years doesn't deserve one don't need one and we can't afford to continue to give them that tax break. we're going to do anything about the deficit or the debt. i think obama's on the right track. what do you say? 1-866-55-press. off to a good start this tuesday morning. >> announcer: radio meets television. the "bill press show." now on current tv. thanks to head and shoulders for men. four shampoos that give men game-winning scalp protection, great looking hair... and confidence [ male announcer ] up to 100% flake free with head & shoulders for men. dose of politics from a fresh brought to you by expedia. what's my secret for sunday lunch? my little helpers... and 100%
and you got barack obama for the middle class. mitt romney either for nobody or for his hampton buddies. 1-866-55-press. i think it is a winner for barack obama. 1-866-55-press. damn it, what the president said is absolutely true. the middle class deserves a tax break that will grow this economy and the wealthiest americans who have had a tax break for the last 12 years doesn't deserve one don't need one and we can't afford to continue to give them that tax break. we're going to do anything...
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michelle obama is set to appear on dr. oz's daytime talk show today to talk about healthy exercise and eating on the campaign trail. the first lady reportedly stands up on the set and teaches dr. oz how to do the dougie. >> bill: oh, my god. that is just an internet sensation. >> yeah. >> bill: thank you, dan. yes indeed just getting off of politics a tad this morning here to start the day. we always think about the big stories and the stories that people are talking about or going to be talking about today and you are going to be talking about today. it is any front page of the "washington post" this morning, and the headline is "a breastfeeding quiz." it is okay to best feed in class when you are a teacher in front of your class? that's the question. it's a young professor after american university here in washington, d.c. who did this, and a lot of people raising the question was this over the line? and i ask you that question. 866-55-press, but first let's just settle back and find out the facts. okay. here it is. a yo
michelle obama is set to appear on dr. oz's daytime talk show today to talk about healthy exercise and eating on the campaign trail. the first lady reportedly stands up on the set and teaches dr. oz how to do the dougie. >> bill: oh, my god. that is just an internet sensation. >> yeah. >> bill: thank you, dan. yes indeed just getting off of politics a tad this morning here to start the day. we always think about the big stories and the stories that people are talking about or...
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with the obama campaign. with the democrats in terms of them labeling mitt romney as more of a right wing person. more in line with house republicans. but so now you have him coming out and shifting some position on, as you said, healthcare, seeming to hug the president all last night on foreign policy and then on immigration, even softening his stance there. talking about abortion in a different way. emphasizing different things. much to the dismay of some conservatives. i think last night you saw conservatives get kicked under the bus. but i think at this point republicans are sensing that mitt romney is the only one that has some momentum. if you look at certain national polls at least. and they feel like they can look away from what had been his shifting more moderate stances. now the democrats' challenges are to say no, no, no. this isn't the real mitt romney. the moderate mitt romney as bill clinton has said. where you been, boy? the real mitt romney is the one who had expressed much more conservative -
with the obama campaign. with the democrats in terms of them labeling mitt romney as more of a right wing person. more in line with house republicans. but so now you have him coming out and shifting some position on, as you said, healthcare, seeming to hug the president all last night on foreign policy and then on immigration, even softening his stance there. talking about abortion in a different way. emphasizing different things. much to the dismay of some conservatives. i think last night you...
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barack obama. he has -- he has got another career, you know five years from now after he gets out of the white house but boy, he is good at this stand up stuff. great writers but he can deliver a line. >> he has great writers, but so did george bush, and he didn't do very good at these things. >> no. but obama kills. yeah. and he went after mitt romney. he said i am not going to talk about my republican oppose but let's take mitt romney the things they have in common. they both went to harvard. >> we also both have degrees from harvard. i have one. he has two. what a snob. >> yeah. it was just mavleous. we will play more clips as we go along and jimmy kimmel. i thought he did a good job. he had a lot of material and he kept kept -- nobody was sacred certainly not the president of the united states. he made some jokes about the president's ears. >> that's the first time i have ever heard anybody joke about the president's ears. >> it was a good line and michelle obama particularly couldn't control h
barack obama. he has -- he has got another career, you know five years from now after he gets out of the white house but boy, he is good at this stand up stuff. great writers but he can deliver a line. >> he has great writers, but so did george bush, and he didn't do very good at these things. >> no. but obama kills. yeah. and he went after mitt romney. he said i am not going to talk about my republican oppose but let's take mitt romney the things they have in common. they both went...
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mitt romney says he is going to change president obama's policy the policy president obama announce add week ago but he doesn't say how he is going to do that. my, we will get into that coming ahead. we will look at karl rove who may face a potential libel or defamation lawsuit because of some things he said on fox news. a lawyer is demanding a public retraction from karl rove. we will explain it all. it's a great show ahead when the bill press show continues in just a couple of minutes. first, it is time for the current news update with jacki schechner. good morning to you. happy friday. >> happy friday to you, david. good morning, everyone. president obama travels to orlando today to speak to the national association of latino elected officials, the same conference where mitt romney spoke yesterday. david mentioned a week after the president announced his policy change that he would stop the deportation of some young undocumented immigrants, mitt romney is offering little in terms of comparable policy. he says he would support legal policy to those who serve in the military and those
mitt romney says he is going to change president obama's policy the policy president obama announce add week ago but he doesn't say how he is going to do that. my, we will get into that coming ahead. we will look at karl rove who may face a potential libel or defamation lawsuit because of some things he said on fox news. a lawyer is demanding a public retraction from karl rove. we will explain it all. it's a great show ahead when the bill press show continues in just a couple of minutes. first,...
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president obama finally part of their campaign yesterday always very clever. obama operation. they came up with a way for all americans to be able to sound off on this issue. he noted that if the tax cuts on the middle class on the 98% do go up, middle class americans will pay $2,000 more in taxes every year. that means $2,000 out of your pocket so the president's asking people to tell members of congress what that -- what you could do with that $2,000. what that $2,000 would mean to you and they're sending -- asking people to send their stories to their member of congress. republican or democrat or to their united states senators and they've done so by coming up with a twitter hash tag. it's hash tag my 2k. president obama announcing it. >> obama: tell members of commerce what a $2,000 tax hike would mean to you. call your members of congress. write them an e-mail. post it on their facebook walls. you can tweet it. using the hash tag my 2k. not y2k. [ laughter ] my 2k. >> we figured that would make it easier to remember. >> bill: my 2k. we're tweeting it out ourselves. you sh
president obama finally part of their campaign yesterday always very clever. obama operation. they came up with a way for all americans to be able to sound off on this issue. he noted that if the tax cuts on the middle class on the 98% do go up, middle class americans will pay $2,000 more in taxes every year. that means $2,000 out of your pocket so the president's asking people to tell members of congress what that -- what you could do with that $2,000. what that $2,000 would mean to you and...
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they opposed almost everything obama got because the alternative to making a deal with obama was nothing. they preferred nothing to whatever obama wanted. here nothing. it was very bad for them. total exploration of all of the bush tax cuts in very large defense cuts. so you know, they're going to get shaken loose. i don't know it is going to happen in december or january or even after january but that's going to happen. >> john: i hope the president can remind the american people of who they voted for twice. jonathan chait's excellent piece. buy a copy and keep print alive. follow him on twitter at jonathan chait. thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> john: we'll be back with more on the "bill press show." i'm john fuglesang. >> announcer: chatting with you live at current.com/billpress. this is the "bill press show." live on your radio and current tv. then how'd i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...allstate safe driving bonus check? what is that? so weird, right? my agent, tom, said... [ voice of dennis ] ...only allstate sends you a bonus check for every six months you're ac
they opposed almost everything obama got because the alternative to making a deal with obama was nothing. they preferred nothing to whatever obama wanted. here nothing. it was very bad for them. total exploration of all of the bush tax cuts in very large defense cuts. so you know, they're going to get shaken loose. i don't know it is going to happen in december or january or even after january but that's going to happen. >> john: i hope the president can remind the american people of who...
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just the fact that they hate barack obama and they are not barack obama. and so what? take us back to the policies of george bush and dick cheney? they don't have anything else? and i don't think whipping up hate read of president obama is enough to get them across the finish line. mitch mcconnell, remember he said the 30 million americans don't have health insurance. >> on your radio and on current tv, this is the bill press show. you've heard bill's views, now let's hear yours. politically direct means no b.s. just telling you what's going on in politics today. >>at the only on-line forum with a direct line to bill press. >>it's something i've been waiting for a long time. >>join the debate now. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> announcer: taking your e-mails on any topic at any on your radio, on t.v. t the bill press show. new on current tv. >> all right. don e-mails in, hey, bill remember some time ago, he was going to go to costa rica? forgot about that. how soon do you think he can get his fat butt out of here? i think it was dominican republic. we know why, too. donald
just the fact that they hate barack obama and they are not barack obama. and so what? take us back to the policies of george bush and dick cheney? they don't have anything else? and i don't think whipping up hate read of president obama is enough to get them across the finish line. mitch mcconnell, remember he said the 30 million americans don't have health insurance. >> on your radio and on current tv, this is the bill press show. you've heard bill's views, now let's hear yours....
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the obama administration. and people, testimonials from real individuals who have been hurt by mitt romney's policies at bain capital. are you better off today? are we better off as a people today than we were four years ago? i say damn straight. what do you say? 1-866-55-press. 20 minutes after the hour. we'll come back and take your calls here on the "full court press" live from charlotte north carolina. and the democratic national convention. we'll be right back. be a part of our on-air and online coverage. >>now that is politically direct. (vo) ...after the premiere of joy behar: say anything cover the convention. but only current puts you at the collision of tv and social media, providing unsurpassed insight into the most buzz worthy tweets, posts and pontifications, from the entire social stratosphere including you. join in, tweet us, and you could be a part of our on-air and online coverage. >>now that is politically direct. (vo) ...after the premiere of joy behar: say anything so... [ gasps ] these are
the obama administration. and people, testimonials from real individuals who have been hurt by mitt romney's policies at bain capital. are you better off today? are we better off as a people today than we were four years ago? i say damn straight. what do you say? 1-866-55-press. 20 minutes after the hour. we'll come back and take your calls here on the "full court press" live from charlotte north carolina. and the democratic national convention. we'll be right back. be a part of our...
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"the obama hate machine" the koch brothers use all of their money to try to defeat barack obama. what a difference. >> isn't bill gates giving all of his money away? >> that's why his net worth has gone down. they're giving so much of their money away. >> it wasn't very kind to call him a loser. >> many in l.a. are excited for the arrival of the space shuttle "endeavour" as it heads to the museum there environmentalists are in an uproar. the shuttle arrives at the l.a. airport and then it will be transported on a big trailer on city streets to the california science center. cbs tells us that in order to make the trip through the city, they're cutting down over 100 trees on major roadways so the kings of the shuttle will fit on the road. the science center, however, has promised to plant four new trees for every one tree it cuts down. 78-foot wide retired space orbiter will take a 12 mile drive through the city. >> bill: i have to tell you. when i was in l.a., i was a member of the board of an organization, great organization, still going called tree people. and we planted -- >> o
"the obama hate machine" the koch brothers use all of their money to try to defeat barack obama. what a difference. >> isn't bill gates giving all of his money away? >> that's why his net worth has gone down. they're giving so much of their money away. >> it wasn't very kind to call him a loser. >> many in l.a. are excited for the arrival of the space shuttle "endeavour" as it heads to the museum there environmentalists are in an uproar. the shuttle...
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he supports gay marriage and obama care and he may vote for president obama. >> bill: you know the difference between jonathan cole and a tea partier? jonathan grew up. >> good point. >> bill: i must say. i missed this kid when he was 13. he was the hottest thing on the planet and i was introduced to him by -- at a restaurant by a mutual friend who said you know, you ought to have this guy on your show. he's the hottest thing out there. i just said we'll think about that. but there was no way i was going to have him on my show because i knew it was phoney-baloney. how are you going to say take a 13-year-old and take him on television and say he's the conservative voice. >> derek torres will not be going -- >> bill: welcome to the light. i'm sorry. >> star u.s. swimmer derek torres will not be going to london to compete for a record olympics. the 45-year-old came in fourth in the 50 meter freestyle qualifying race last night where only the top two spots make it to the olympics. torres has 2012 olympic medals. she missed the mark last night by less than a tenth of a second. she started competin
he supports gay marriage and obama care and he may vote for president obama. >> bill: you know the difference between jonathan cole and a tea partier? jonathan grew up. >> good point. >> bill: i must say. i missed this kid when he was 13. he was the hottest thing on the planet and i was introduced to him by -- at a restaurant by a mutual friend who said you know, you ought to have this guy on your show. he's the hottest thing out there. i just said we'll think about that. but...
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ohio, obama up by 5. mitt romney is there again today but president obama is going back there again. they'll be pounding it. it is particularly the president's rescue of the american auto industry that has put him in the lead in ohio. that's not going to go away. new hampshire, obama is up by just 1. but that's a conservative state. obama is carrying it. wisconsin, key state paul ryan's home state president obama is up by 3. iowa president obama up by 2. nevada, he was there again yesterday. he was there the week before. joe biden was there yesterday. today maybe that the president -- anyhow, they're both there and i know the vice president was there yesterday. i believe president obama went there after -- yes he did. day after he joined the jay leno show yesterday. nevada president obama up by 4. florida looks like a tie right now. virginia looks like a tie. colorado looks like a tie. all three of those are still in play. but if you look at the battleground states, president obama, that's where he has th
ohio, obama up by 5. mitt romney is there again today but president obama is going back there again. they'll be pounding it. it is particularly the president's rescue of the american auto industry that has put him in the lead in ohio. that's not going to go away. new hampshire, obama is up by just 1. but that's a conservative state. obama is carrying it. wisconsin, key state paul ryan's home state president obama is up by 3. iowa president obama up by 2. nevada, he was there again yesterday. he...
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they may endorse obama. question is can they get their members to vote for him and can they whip up the enthusiasm they have, anything close to 2008? a lot of labor leaders are holding back because he didn't do anything once he got in about the employee free choice act. he didn't do anything -- he hasn't done anything about raising the minimum wage. he hasn't been there fighting for organized labor. look, he's better for it than romney. don't get me wrong. you know my feelings about that. he hasn't gone out of his way to really be the champion of the labor unions and businesses have done better than ever under obama. corporate profits at an all-time record high in this country. ceo salaries back up where they were before the crash of 2008. their bonuses are back. they are fatter than ever. and wages are lower than ever. the dow has more than doubled under president obama and his policies. so you can go on and on about all of the good things that have happened under president obama and now comes the nbc news
they may endorse obama. question is can they get their members to vote for him and can they whip up the enthusiasm they have, anything close to 2008? a lot of labor leaders are holding back because he didn't do anything once he got in about the employee free choice act. he didn't do anything -- he hasn't done anything about raising the minimum wage. he hasn't been there fighting for organized labor. look, he's better for it than romney. don't get me wrong. you know my feelings about that. he...
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obama has been re-elected. the odds of this thing being repealed are at least as we sit here today, pretty close to zero. >> john: you would think with the supreme court upholding it with the republican appointee justice roberts writing the majority opinion on saving this law, you would think some republicans are saying we're painted into a corner. we have to accept it. >> a few of them have but they're the exception at this point. you get somebody like a scott walker and politics in wisconsin are a little more complicated about this stuff than they are in say extensions a because there are -- texas because there are a lot of democrats in that state. i wonder if there might be a slim chance if he, for example might find some way to be okay with this. but you know, starting with the politics these guys have been against this thing all along and didn't really give themselves any room to get out of it. there's large components of the republican base both inside the states and nationally that are in the same positi
obama has been re-elected. the odds of this thing being repealed are at least as we sit here today, pretty close to zero. >> john: you would think with the supreme court upholding it with the republican appointee justice roberts writing the majority opinion on saving this law, you would think some republicans are saying we're painted into a corner. we have to accept it. >> a few of them have but they're the exception at this point. you get somebody like a scott walker and politics...
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for obama. there's no way he can get re-elected. this is the huffington for god's sake! you expect that on fox news. you hear it every day on fox news. what's wrong with democrats who get so easily get so depressed? look it wasn't jobs report. don't easily get so depressed. as we pointed out, average is still about 160,000 jobs a month. that's a hell of a lot more than george bush who had 11,000 jobs a month when he was president and lost eight million jobs four million under the tax cuts and four million during the recession. so you know, you put that in perspective, yeah, we lost wisconsin. tom barrett was outspent eight to one and the polls show that barack obama is ahead of mitt romney in wisconsin by 17 points. by the way maybe they didn't realize that this week, president obama scored another coup. in terms of national security. by taking out the number two leader of al-qaeda. so all i'm saying is this is no time for democrats to throw in the towel! it is no time for democrats to say oh, i
for obama. there's no way he can get re-elected. this is the huffington for god's sake! you expect that on fox news. you hear it every day on fox news. what's wrong with democrats who get so easily get so depressed? look it wasn't jobs report. don't easily get so depressed. as we pointed out, average is still about 160,000 jobs a month. that's a hell of a lot more than george bush who had 11,000 jobs a month when he was president and lost eight million jobs four million under the tax cuts and...
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what's the case for re-electing barack obama? >> because you know, he thinks there has to be a partnership between the federal government and all government in the private sector. president clinton said so well, the issue is that everybody going it alone or are we working on this together? i represent very middle income areas. and if you go door-to-door, you see the benefits of our working together. whether it is now -- a housing available, a home available to people in the private -- in the private sector, the workers in the auto industry. now i think we just say look, romney said let them go bankrupt. this president -- i was on the phone often with my brother john, debbie stabenow talking to the white house. it was a gutsy decision. i said look, we're coming back. there's further to go. but let's look at the record. and i think the record shows this is a president who is willing to take the steps and who will take more steps. >> bill: the romney campaign last night congressman, after bill clinton's speech, the chief spokesperso
what's the case for re-electing barack obama? >> because you know, he thinks there has to be a partnership between the federal government and all government in the private sector. president clinton said so well, the issue is that everybody going it alone or are we working on this together? i represent very middle income areas. and if you go door-to-door, you see the benefits of our working together. whether it is now -- a housing available, a home available to people in the private -- in...
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obama. what i want to know is: why? koch industries oil and gas conglomerate is making more money than ever before. why do they hate president obama? could it be maybe because he is % black? the first black president? just asking. we will talk about that and a whole lot more here today on "the full court press." first, today's current news update from lisa ferguson out in los angeles. hi, lisa. good morning. >> hi, bill. good morning everyone. it's just about 90 days left before november 6th. we are starting to see a new phase of the election season one of incredibly bizarre nicknames. we will get to the that in just a second. first, a little bit on the candidates' schedules today. president obama's first stop is in denver colorado where he has chosen a new surrogate but a familiar face to introduce him. sandra fluc will be doing the honors, the georgetown law student attacked by rush limbaugh for supporting access to contraception. mr. obama no doubt chose fluc to introduce his outreach to
obama. what i want to know is: why? koch industries oil and gas conglomerate is making more money than ever before. why do they hate president obama? could it be maybe because he is % black? the first black president? just asking. we will talk about that and a whole lot more here today on "the full court press." first, today's current news update from lisa ferguson out in los angeles. hi, lisa. good morning. >> hi, bill. good morning everyone. it's just about 90 days left before...
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you know, obama needs to hammer the 47%. some of those people -- all of those people that was waiting on him in that private meeting that fund-raiser are the 47%. and obama needs to ask him are you concerned with the people that were serving you when you was with these high donors that they were the 47% while you was calling them victims? and i haven't seen on foreign policy -- >> john: before we get there tell me about the 47% because what we were saying before on the show, i think when mitt romney doubled down on the 47% statement on fox news, you know, that was when he made a monkey out of himself and all of his supporters because either he was lying to the people in the room, the rich donors, he was lying to the fox news audience. or he was lying to all of us when he flip-flopped and said he never meant what he said when he said it. >> that's a good question. it is posed like that to him in the debate, he's got him either way. i would hope that somebody in the obama camp is listening to your show. >> john: four words von
you know, obama needs to hammer the 47%. some of those people -- all of those people that was waiting on him in that private meeting that fund-raiser are the 47%. and obama needs to ask him are you concerned with the people that were serving you when you was with these high donors that they were the 47% while you was calling them victims? and i haven't seen on foreign policy -- >> john: before we get there tell me about the 47% because what we were saying before on the show, i think when...
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"the obama hate machine." and it continues. they just keep -- and they're as you say one of the players. you have sheldon adelson and foster friess. so if the american people are ready -- and i think you're right. i know you're right from our listeners and callers, to crack down and to see some strong, new reforms and regulations, why won't the congress act? >> two reasons. number one in my view, they're afraid of the money that will come. i just want you to put against them if they stand up. put yourself in the position of a house member or senate member and somebody says well, it is time to break up these banks. you walk up to the desk to cast your vote. you think if i cast this vote i'm going to go home next weekend, i may have millions and millions of dollars of vicious negative ads attacking me. is it worth it? do i need to do it? what citizens united is about people have got to understand it, it is not just money coming into elections, it is an intimidation factor on the part of elected officials who say do i want to stab
"the obama hate machine." and it continues. they just keep -- and they're as you say one of the players. you have sheldon adelson and foster friess. so if the american people are ready -- and i think you're right. i know you're right from our listeners and callers, to crack down and to see some strong, new reforms and regulations, why won't the congress act? >> two reasons. number one in my view, they're afraid of the money that will come. i just want you to put against them if...